The city of Santa Cruz will likely be introducing an ordinance to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco and vapor products on November 13. While this has not been confirmed on the city's agenda yet there is a strong possibility this item will be on there.

San Pablo on November 5th, Marin County on November 6th, and not Alameda City on November 7th. Three days in a row, three flavor bans in a row. The city of Alameda is introducing its ordinance to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco (including vapor) products at their 7PM meeting on November 7th. It's item 6-B on the agenda so you might want to plan for a long evening. The city allocated an hour for this item and it's near the end of the list.

The Marin County Supervisors will be reading the flavor ban ordinance by title only in the upcoming meeting on October 30th with the intention of having a merit hearing on the ordinance scheduled for November 6th, at 10:30AM. It is of the utmost importance that retailers and consumers are present at this meeting to express their concerns about this ordinance. Actions and votes are likely to be taken at this meeting and things may move very rapidly from that point forward.

We are advocates for vapor products because we believe it saved our lives and improved the lives of those around us. We are passionate about how our children are no longer breathing in our second hand smoke. We are passionate about how parents and grandparents may be around longer for their children and grand-children. We promote and champion the use of vapor products over deadly combustible tobacco cigarettes.

WHAT ARE WE?

WE ARE A LOT OF THINGS BUT MOST OF ALL WE SHARE THREE KEY CHARACTERISTICS

EDUCATED

We are educated about the products that we used that helped us beat the deadly habit of smoking combustible tobacco. We’re also educated about the science behind them and the tactics being used by multi-million dollar lobbying organizations to mislead the public about less harmful products.

PASSIONATE

We are passionate about less harmful alternatives to combustible tobacco and the over 9 million other Americans have chosen to quit smoking tobacco. We’re passionate about keeping vapor products available to over 36,000,000 Americans who still use combustible tobacco.

DETERMINED

We are determined to keep these less harmful alternatives accessible for us and over 36,000,000 Americans who still use combustible tobacco.

AND PERHAPS EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE ARE ALSO…

VOTERS

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?

FOR OURSELVES

Because we don’t want to go back to smoking.

Because we want to be there for our children and their children.

Because we are over 9 million people with first hand experience.

Because those around us appreciate that we’re not blowing smoke.

Because nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and pharmaceuticals did not work for us.

Because we refuse to be cash cows used to fill gaps in government budgets.

Because we are a strong community and a support system that smokers haven’t had in the past.

FOR OTHERS

Because over 36 million smokers deserve a less harmful alternative to smoking.

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